Elevate your houseplant collection with scented flowers or foliage.
Houseplants add beauty to any room, but some also offer wonderful aromas with their leaves or flowers.
Angel’s Trumpet
In full bloom,angel’s trumpetis nothing short of spectacular.
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The huge blooms look stunning, and at night, their strong scent fills the air.
This tropical tree can be grown outdoors year-round where it’s hardy (Zones 8-10).
Elsewhere it should be brought indoors for the winter.
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Its blooms are used to make jasmine tea and flower necklaces in Hawaii.
They’ll reward you with the sweet scents of their flowers.
If you’re patient, you may even get to enjoy homegrown fruits.
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Your best bet for citrus as a houseplant is to purchase a named, grafted variety.
(Interestingly, neither plant is native to the locations from where they get their common names.)
It offers blue-gray foliage with a distinct aroma when you rub it.
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Prune your eucalyptus back once in a while to keep it full and bushy.
Its single or doublewhite flowersemit a strong, flowery scent.
In the spring and summer, apply a fertilizer formulated for acid-loving plants such asazaleas.
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Also, be sure to protect this plant from hot and cold drafts.
It has waxy, sweetly scented pink or white flowers and thick, glossy, dark green leaves.
Hoyas can take a while to bloom.
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They offer a range of bloom colors and sizes, as well as bloom times.
Their fragrance varies as much as their color and size.
But when it does bloom, orange jessamine offers up some of the best-smelling flowers around.
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Its clusters of long-lastingwhite flowerssmell like orange blossoms.
The leaves are even fragrant if you rub them.
Some of the best scented flowers arePassifloraxbelotii, ‘Inspiration’, and ‘Elizabeth’ (shown here).
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Passionflowers are fast growers and will need support, such asa trellisto climb on.
The foliage is available invarious leaf shapes and texturesthat are as fun to touch as they are to smell.
The flowers' strong scent is similar to thesweetshade tree.
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But no special event is required to grow thesedelightfully fragrant blooms.
You also can use the leaves of sweet bay in soups, stews, and other dishes.
You may allow this plant to godormant in winterif you have a cool room to keep it in.
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Itrequires waterevery few weeks, just enough to keep the potting mix from drying out.
Water andfertilize your begoniasregularly in spring and summer to ensure a steady show of flowers.
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